Historic touchdown in Assam: PM Modi lands at Northeast’s first highway ELF; IAF stages aerial show — In pics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands aboard a C-130J aircraft at the first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) of the Northeast in Dibrugarh district in Assam after taking off from Chabua airfield. Following his historic landing, the PM was warmly received by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh and Assam cabinet ministers. (Photo credit: ANI)

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal greet the Prime Minister with traditional Assamese honours including an Assamese 'Japi' (headgear) and Muga gamosa. (Photo credit: PTI)

In an historic first, the Rs 100-crore, 4.2-km reinforced stretch at Moran has been specially designed to function as an Emergency Landing Facility capable of supporting fighter jets and transport aircraft during crises. (Photo credit: ANI)

Fighter aircraft, including Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rafale jets, perform precision take-offs and flypasts during an over 20-minute aerial demonstration staged by the Indian Air Force to showcase operational capability. (Photo credit: PTI)

The Air Force kicked off the aerial display at Moran ELF with a Sukhoi-30 MKI taking off first, followed by a Rafale jet. The versatile An-32 transport helicopter performed touch-and-go manoeuvres, while formations of three Sukhoi-30 MKIs and three Rafales flew in quick succession, roaring across the Moran skies. (Photo credit: ANI)

Advanced Light Helicopters demonstrated special heli-borne operations by deploying commandos at the airstrip, followed by relief and medical evacuation simulations highlighting disaster-response readiness.

Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a memento from the Indian Air Force at the Emergency Landing Facility event in Dibrugarh. (Photo credit: ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waved at the large gathering. The Prime Minister hailed the new Emergency Landing Facility at Assam as a matter of national pride and a paradigm shift in securing India’s Northeast while strengthening disaster response capability. (Photo credit: PTI)